Dunedin is a very accessible city, but is also hilly. If you arrive in the city and do not have a vehicle, buses and taxis are plentiful and reliable. Getting around the city itself is relatively easy, as distances are not great. Independent transport options include public bus, rental car or taxi.

The major rental car companies are located within Dunedin city and at the Dunedin airport terminal.

If you arrive by air and have not arranged a rental vehicle, taxi companies operate cars and airport shuttles into the city.

Tour companies will help you to experience the city and Peninsula - without you having to organise everything yourself.

Getting to Dunedin by bus is a safe and affordable way to travel, and it allows you to watch the scenery go by while someone else does the driving. There are frequent arrivals from Christchurch, Queenstown and Invercargill from reputable bus companies. Contact the Dunedin i-SITE Visitor Centre to enquire further and to make a booking.

Once you are here, Dunedin buses provide affordable transportation options for travelers to get around the city.

Dunedin International Airport serves as a gateway to the wider Otago region. The airport receives trans-Tasman flights from Brisbane and domestic flights from New Zealand's main centres which arrive several times a day. Local airlines provide charter flights to almost anywhere in New Zealand, as well
as flightseeing tours to places like Milford Sound, Mount Cook, Queenstown and Stewart Island.

The airport is located 22km west of central Dunedin and the drive takes approximately 30 minutes. There are shuttles providing a transfer service between the airport and the city.

As distances to places of interest in Dunedin are not great, taxis are reasonably cheap by New Zealand standards. They provide transport to most destinations and most companies offering wheelchair taxi transport.